Every year the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) confirms
that lifting heavy or awkward loads –manual handling – is among the most common
causes of workplace injuries, particularly back injuries. The employer’s
responsibility is to help avoid these injuries.
Under Health and Safety legislation, employers must
organise work so that manual handling of loads is avoided wherever possible.
Where manual handling is unavoidable, the work must be planned, or equipment
provided, to reduce the risk to a minimum. Guidelines from the HSA recommend
that the most effective way of managing manual handlingin the workplace is to develop a Manual Handling Programme and to
provide the necessary training in order to reduce the risk of injury.
This OHSS course is designed for all employees involved
in manual handling during their working day and will show participants the
correct lifting and moving procedures in order to avoid back injury while
lifting in the workplace.
Manual
Handling Training Requirements - Key Areas covered;
manual handling
regulations
manual handling legislation
moving and handling training
manual handling policy
work safety
workplace health safety
safe lifting training
Manual Handling Training - Who Should Attend?
All employees in the current working environment who are
involved in manual handling of any description, no matter how infrequently.
Manual Handling Training - Learning Objectives
On completion of this course, participants will be able
to:
Describe the main aspects of Manual Handling Legislation
* Describe the 8
principles of Safe Manual Handling
* Apply these 8
principles to manual handling tasks in the workplace
ohss
Stephenstown Industrial Estate
Balbriggan
Co. Dublin
Ireland
Tel: 01 6905907
Email: info@ohss.ie
Website: www.ohss.ie